European emigrés have been changing the face of modern American architecture for decades. Winka Dubbeldam surely belongs to that long list of distinguished practitioners. Working across scales-from a New York skyscraper to a rural house-the Dutch-born architect has established herself as one of the most provocative figures in the field by seamlessly integrating function and form, technology and comfort, city and home. Folded glass facades, intelligent building cores, and interactive environments highlight the work of her progressive, process-based studio/laboratory, Archi-Tectonics. As much resource as monograph, Archi-Tectonics index explores Dubbeldam's intense, research-laden approach to over twenty projects, including the highly acclaimed From HardWare to SoftForm exhibition, Aida Hair Salon, and Gipsy Trail Residence.

Archi-Tectonics: Winka Dubbeldam

Arts & Photography

Klein, Caroline

Architecture

DAAB MEDIA

Ai Weiwei, born in the Socialist People's Republic of China, is one of the most important artists of the present global art scene. For his provocative political opinion he had been taken under house detention - he plant a celebration for the official governmental demolition of his Studio. His creations are based on the idea to provoke discussions about their content. For example, he spread about 150 tons of porcelain sunflower seeds on the floor of the Tate Modern in London to remind especially young Chinese people of propagandistic pictures which show Mao Tse-tung in the middle of sunshine and sunflower seeds. The daab-book embraces some of the astonishing works of the exceptional artist.

Ai Weiwei Architecture

In her prized creations Milanese artist Paola Navone welds together the opposite tastes of eastern and western cultures to a global, multi-cultural mix of styles. She is an architect, a designer, an art director, an interior decorator. She has presented a host of exhibition and events, designing for the great names in Italian furniture such as Driade, Knoll, Alessi, Armani Casa and Zanotta. This monograph features a cross-section of her work.

Paola Navone

The German architecture and design scene today is characterized by imaginative and progressive concepts on the highest technical and creative level. E specially in the field of ecological construction Germany set the international standards. Zeitgeist introducesthe most compelling German architecture - and design offices, from the most established and renoun to the shooting stars of the scene.

Superlative Emirates: The New Dimension of Urban Design

Futuristic introduces architects, interior- and product designers working today in a visionary way with the needs of future generations to come. The focus lies on new, groundbreaking approaches, innovative shapes and unusual materials. This volume presents projects that span from utopian visions to actually realizable projects.

Futuristic: Vision of Future Living

Lieb, Stefanie

The United States is a magnet for creative people from across the world who come here to draw on the inspiration they need for their internationally acclaimed projects. The output of the best creative minds in the architecture, design, art, fashion, photography and advertising scene are presented through a stunningly illustrated journey spanning over six chapters.

Go West!: Cutting-Edge Creatives in the United States

Farameh, Patrice

Decorative Arts & Design

Sexier than nudeness is a body suggestively wrapped in satin and lace - women have known it for centuries and men will be eager to confirm. Once kept demurely concealed, lingerie now pervades every fashion category, inspiring designs for day looks, loungewear, evening clothes, and accessories. This book lusciously invites the reader to enter the world of contemporary lingerie design, seductively unveiling all that the heart desires with countless photographs of corsets, garter belts, brassieres, negligees and many more stunning accessories beyond the purely practical.

Second Skin: The Erotic Art of Lingerie

Reference

After the success of Or Glory 21st Century Rockers, acclaimed photographer Horst A. Friedrichs captures the spirit of The Rockers Jacket in modern times. First coming into its own as a symbol of youth rebellion in the 50s, the Leather jacket continues to fascinate as much for its beauty as its mythology.The leather jacket belongs to that select group of garments that can be described as iconic. No other western garment has been individualized that much, expressing the soul of who it belongs. The book features new exclusive pictures from the Lewisleathers vintage jacket collection. Iconic leather jackets never seen before, but also showing the contemporary replicas by Lewis Leathers.

Pride and Glory (deluxe): The Art of the Rockers' Jacket

Friedrichs, Horst A.

Individual Artists

The Label Book of Clothing Culture presents over 40 TOP labels within the fashion business which are among the very best in the world. Great names such as Barbour and Brioni stand next to numerous "Hidden Champions" of clothing culture. But this extraordinary coffee-table book is about much more than mere fashion, it also presents craftsmanship and history, style and quality; it highlights those companies that have committed themselves to this tradition with heart and soul. The editor and enthusiastic art collector, Dr. Dr. Thomas Rusche, knows what he is talking about, since it is he that coined the term "clothing culture". He shares his knowledge of the true champions of the business and provides interesting background information about the companies presented here. "The Label Book of Clothing Culture" is a must for everyone who wants to know which label truly delivers what it promises.

The Label Book of Clothing Culture: Tradition. Quality. Style

Rusche, Thomas

Graphic Design

Personal accounts of Nobel Laureates in their private lives Photographic works commissioned by the Deutsches Museum, the Smithsonian Institution, the National Museum of American History and the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. In this one-of-a-kind collection, Peter Badge shows us the wonderful gifts that make Nobel Laureates unique and how they help us connect our interesting differences to our common humanity." - President Bill ClintonIn 2000, portrait photographer Peter Badge was commissioned to shoot the portraits of all living Nobel Laureates. His project has taken him around the globe to the private settings of over 400 Laureates, including physicists, medical scientists, economists, literati (Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Gunter Grass) and peace activists (Aung San Suu Kyi and Barack Obama)Badge was able to meet with his distinguished subjects from outside the public eye, thus giving him a distinct vantage point from which to photograph their portraits. Such experiences include his unforgettable moment with mathematician John Nash, whose life story became known worldwide through the film A Beautiful Mind, as well as his harrowing search for Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn in Moscow without a valid visa.Badge also accompanied, among others, the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Jose Ramos-Horta, then President of Timor-Leste, on state visits, and the neurophysiologist Linda Buck on a shopping trip for her wedding dress.As with his internationally acclaimed photographs, Badge recounts his stories with grace and humour, delving into the psyche and charisma of those he portrays. In collaboration with Sandra Zarrinbal, he has put together a highly personal and unusual travel report with previously unpublished photographs. The result is a journey of ideas through the people who form them."

Ingenious Encounters: World Tour to Nobel Laureates

Badge, Peter

Zarrinbal, Sandra

Photography & Video

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